Responses to the Criminal Procedure Review—Magistrates Courts
In April 2022 we launched a consultation process asking questions about criminal procedures in the Magistrates Courts and views on possible improvements.
We also asked about whether the Magistrates Court should change its name to the Local Court, and if magistrates should be called Local Court judges.
Submissions in response to the Consultation paper closed on 30 June 2022.
You can read some of the submissions received from organisations and professionals on this page. These submissions have been published with permission. Other submissions received have not been published because they are confidential, to protect the privacy of individuals or for another reason.
Disclaimer
The opinions expressed in these submissions are those of the submitters and not the Reviewer or the Queensland Government. By publishing these submissions, we express no opinion about the content or accuracy of the submissions or other materials to which they refer. We have published submissions as they have been provided, except where redactions have been applied.
List of submissions
You can access the full list of submissions or choose from the below list:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (ATSILS)
- Aged and Disability Advocacy Australia (ADA Australia)
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
- Bar Association of Queensland (BAQ)
- Brisbane City Council
- Caxton Legal Centre Inc
- Clark & Associates Mediation Services Pty Ltd
- Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP)
- Court Services Queensland (CSQ)
- Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water (DRDMW)
- Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships (DSDSATSIP)
- Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR)
- Dispute Resolution Branch (DRB)
- Elders Groups (this submission was accompanied by the Elders submission to the Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2021 (PDF))
- Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH) (this submission is accompanied by a reply letter sent from Mr Michael Shanahan AM)
- Justice Reform Initiative
- Legal Aid Queensland
- LGBTI Legal Service Inc
- Magistrates Association of Queensland
- Mrs Megan Mahon, Commissioner, Legal Services Commission
- Office of the Public Guardian (OPG)
- Pride in Law
- Private Solicitor
- Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion (QAI)
- Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) submission 1 and submission 2
- Queensland Human Rights Commission (QHRC)
- Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS)
- Queensland Law Society (QLS)
- Queensland Police Service (QPS)
- Queensland Sexual Assault Network (QSAN)
- QUT Academics
- Sister Inside Inc
- Strata Community Association (Qld) (SCA (Qld))
- TASC National Limited (The Advocacy and Support Centre)
- The Public Advocate
- Townsville Community Law Inc
- Truth, Healing and Reconciliation Taskforce
- Women's Legal Service Qld (WLSQ)
- Youth Advocacy Centre Inc (YAC)